Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Colombo instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Colombo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
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